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xHoly-Divinity

Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:05 pm


Chemistry Question!

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I'm supposed to make a program that balances chemical equations.... Anyways, I'm just having some difficulty determining the products in this one:

C6H8O6 + NaOH --> (I duno wtf are the products... H2O and what?)

Thanksss (btw, C6H8O6 is ascorbic acid if ne1 is wondering)


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rdrake

Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:48 pm



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Something tells me it would be the following, however I'm not 100% positive.C6H8O6 + NaOH -> C6H7O6Na + H2OKinda reminds me of acetic acid reacting with sodium hyrdoxideCH3COOH + NaOH -> CH3COONa + H20


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xHoly-Divinity

Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:05 am



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Ok thanks :) , I checked in with some other ppl and they said that it would be C6H8O6(aq) + NaOH(aq) --> NaC6H7O6(aq) + H2O(l). But this is organic chemistry, which is really ridiculous cuz in gr 11 chem we haven't even talked about organics :? . I'm not sure why he'd give us somethin like this for our culminating activity. Neways thanks


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rdrake

Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:33 pm



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I recall somebody telling me that organic chemistry was a requirement of the grade 11 courses and typically done as an ISU.  That's the way we did it in grade 11 as well.


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xHoly-Divinity

Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:21 pm



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I duno man, that's a high probability. Except we have a horrible teacher who doesn't know how to teach and gives you questions that he's never taught.  :?